Meridian Elité has the triple-rivet, full-exposed tang version of Messermeister's Elité edge series. These knives are one-piece, hot-drop hammer forged from a single billet of the finest German stainless steel alloy and outfitted with the most durable industrial strength handle in the world. Meridian Elité knives are handcrafted one at a time using the same techniques that have been the hallmark of fine Solingen made cutlery for hundreds of years. Meridian Elité knives are simply the best original forged knives made in Solingen, Germany!